Figurative Language Techniques

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What is an analogy?

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An analogy is a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way.

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Example of an analogy:

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That’s as Useful as Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Example of a simile:

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I'm as sick as a dog.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds.

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Example of alliteration:

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Betty baked brownies for her best friend Billy.

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What is hyperbole?

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A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration.

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Example of hyperbole:

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human traits to non-human things.

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Example of personification:

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The wind whispered through the trees.